Lukes Opening

RichardB2

I've heard Luke Ivorys re-opening Merrion Square on Friday August 10th.
Anyone got confirmation of this and
details of whether there'll be a tournament or ring games played?

ocallagh

was told last night it will be late august now, but this was just said in passing from another player, nothing verified.

Ste05

Will our old Gold Membership cards still work??

5starpool

Ya, I heard it is delayed a few weeks as well.

bohsman

Ste05 wrote:

Will our old Gold Membership cards still work??

You have an old membership card for cool hand lukes?

Ste05

bohsman wrote:

You have an old membership card for cool hand lukes?

Do you not?? :eek: :eek: I thought everyone did.

P.S. Can someone reference me to what the feck cool hand luke is?? My Dad's name for me for the last few years is "Cool Hand Luke"

I looked up wikipedia and it says "Cool Hand Luke obtained his nickname after winning a five-card stud pot on a stone-cold bluff" but the film is a Prison one, or am I missing a great film?? I presume there's more then one scene about our beautiful game?

Also don't be suprised if I come back in the morning and nuke all the off topic posts!! One too many bottle of wines makes Ste05 a bad mod...

bohsman

This is the first casino Luke has opened so I dont know where the membership card would have come from, its not the same casino its just the same building.

http://www.filmsite.org/cool.html

Cool Hand Luke (1967) is the moving character study of a non-conformist, anti-hero loner who bullheadedly resists authority and the Establishment.

Dantes

Definitely missing a great film there Ste, not so much poker but classic film all the same!!

MickL

Ste itold ou friday your gold mebership card was useless!!

should be some news in the next day or two

Ste05

MickL wrote:

Ste itold ou friday your gold mebership card was useless!!

LOL, I know, but I refuse to believe it...

MickL

ste belive my friend why would i lie

Bandara

Mick,
How many dealers and other people is he taking from the Fitz?

I know of three so far.




Edit - Obviously I'm only asking about the ones who are making it common knowledge.

Rickyroma

Ste05 wrote:

P.S. Can someone reference me to what the feck cool hand luke is?? My Dad's name for me for the last few years is "Cool Hand Luke"

I looked up wikipedia and it says "Cool Hand Luke obtained his nickname after winning a five-card stud pot on a stone-cold bluff" but the film is a Prison one, or am I missing a great film??

You are missing a fantastic film. Paul Newman's character "Luke" is possibly the coolest man on the planet, and here is well supported by George Kennedy. It's one of those films that is constantly referenced by TV shows, other films and even cartoons. You will be surprised how much of it seems familiar (e.g the scene where Newman attempts to eat 50 eggs, the warden's speech "What we've got here is..failure to communicate" , the prison guard with the mirror shades and much more.)

The title refers to a scene where a bluff is made and Kennedy shouts "He beat you with nuthin!", to which Newman replies "Yeah, well...sometimes nuthin' is a real cool hand".

Watch this film. I guarentee you will start demanding that anyone who wants to remain on speaking terms with you must watch it too.

tricky D

Rickyroma wrote:

Watch this film.

The Merrion Cinema will be showing this on a regular basis - starting real soon.

MickL

Hopefully it will be on Daily!!?

Doc Farrell

I'm delighted to announce that Luke's new cardrooms will be opening on Friday 17th August with a 75 euro game with one rebuy.

if you are early you may get a glass of wine and a vol au vent and even your picture taken for the board downstairs.

exciting news and I'm honoured to share it.

ocallagh

excellent, looking forward to it!

MickL

The Opening Night tourney will also be a charity event for Our ladys Hospital For Sick Children in Crumlin a charity which Luke is attempting an olympic triathlon later this month for !!!?!

Ace2007

Don't mean to be smart mick, but how is it a charity event as well - like does the reg fee go to the charity - or how does it work?

5starpool

I'm glad Luke is back in the game soon, but any tourney details feel free to post them in the sub forum. I hope to be there that night btw.

Goodluck2me

bohsman wrote:

This is the first casino Luke has opened so I dont know where the membership card would have come from, its not the same casino its just the same building.

http://www.filmsite.org/cool.html

Cool Hand Luke (1967) is the moving character study of a non-conformist, anti-hero loner who bullheadedly resists authority and the Establishment.

antidisestablishmentarianism is all i can say....

MickL

Ace2007 wrote:

Don't mean to be smart mick, but how is it a charity event as well - like does the reg fee go to the charity - or how does it work?

il post all details and full weeekly tournament schedule and structures in the coming days also with some exciting news for all tourney players

LuckyLloyd

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Bandana boy

Man you really need to change the Title in this thread

Btw Cool Hand luke while light on poker is heavy on coolness